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Massive choir a place for Estonians to find identity, solace
TALLINN, Estonia - Tens of thousands of Estonians joined in singing folk songs Sunday on the 150th anniversary of a music festival that inspired resistance to Soviet control and later received recogni...
Jul 09, 2019
NewsAlert:Bombardier to lay off 550 workers at its Thunder Bay, Ont. plant
Bombardier Inc. is laying off 550 workers at its Thunder Bay, Ont. plant, according to a federal government source. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jul 09, 2019
Premiers to meet at Calgary Stampede in advance of Council of the Federation
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will host the premiers of Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories at the Calgary Stampede. A news release from the province says ...
Jul 09, 2019
Sophomore Veach looking to reclaim momentum with strong Indy Toronto
TORONTO - Zach Veach was having an inconsistent rookie season before a top-10 finish at last year's Honda Indy Toronto helped turn things around. Faced with a similar situation ahead of this...
Jul 09, 2019
Alberta municipality votes to ban conversion therapy in first for province
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - An Edmonton-area community has voted to ban conversion therapy - the practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through counselling or r...
Jul 09, 2019
'Spider-Man' soars with $185.1M over six-day holiday weekend
NEW YORK - It pays to have one of the biggest lead-ins ever. "Spider-Man: Far From Home," the first Marvel movie after "Avengers: Endgame," swung past any franchise fatigue to dominate the July Fourth...
Jul 09, 2019
'Something our sport has never seen': Serena to Wimbledon SF
WIMBLEDON, England - Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing ...
Jul 09, 2019
Krakauer: Court ruling on privacy hurts right to know
HELENA, Mont. - Jon Krakauer says a court ruling that denies him documents detailing how a University of Montana quarterback's expulsion over a rape allegation was overturned may set a precedent that ...
Jul 09, 2019
Canadian rugby sevens men book their ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
A roller-coaster rugby sevens season that started with a player strike ended in Olympic qualification for Canada's men Sunday. The Canadians completed a dominant run at a regional qualifying...
Jul 09, 2019
Guard in Boosie Badazz case: spray prevented fight in store
BILOXI, Miss. - A security guard who used pepper spray on a crowd including rapper Boosie Badazz says he did so because a man was trying to start a fight with him as he tried to get the group to leave...
Jul 09, 2019